If you were a cool kid in the early 2000's, theres a high chance to you would have owned something completely encrusted with rhinestones. Although that trend has left the real world, here in the vintage world, rhinestones still reign supreme and oh boy it's a sparkly life. Upon joining the vintage, burlesque and pinup … Continue reading How to bedazzle ANYTHING
The word 'pinup' came about from war times where those who were sent away for the war effort, pinned up photographs and posters of their wives, girlfriends and popular celebrities of the time on their walls. Such posters were popular and the girls depicted in them soon became known as 'pin up girls'. The relationship … Continue reading Tips for Getting Published in a Pinup Magazine
And our next pinup pageant entrant is [INSERT YOUR NAME HERE]!!Your time has come, all that work, planning and practice has built up to this moment, you take a deep breath and walk out on stage. But what now? After all that planning, two main things can happen when you step out onstage; you go … Continue reading Pinup Pageant Guide: What to do on Stage
It's been a while since I wrote about a pageant that I participated in and it's a topic I love to share. I'm hoping one day I can start a mini series about pinup pageants but at the moment, I'm not feeling like I'm the best person to give advice. Anywho, here we are a … Continue reading Miss Sou’West Vintage Fest Pageant 2019
When we first learned that we would be in charge of Erstwilder's upcoming Halloween collections, we all knew it's time to go all out and embrace our inner witch. We wanted to do justice to the collection and not make it look like we rolled into the discount aisle of the Halloween store so that … Continue reading Witchy Wednesday – Creating Halloween Props for Erstwilder
I'm very lucky in that my job allows me to travel around the country so I get to meet many wonderful pinups within the community, go to lots of vintage events and even participate in pageants. I was very excited when I was lucky enough to be in Brisbane around the time of this years … Continue reading Miss Vintage Kiss 2019
It feels about time to start writing about pinup pageants and competitions; Im not a veteran nor do I have 100 titles but pageants are something that I've started getting into and I find them a lot of fun. Although I plan to write about them generally, I thought it might be nice to reflect … Continue reading Miss Weekend on Wheels Pinup Competition